Leadership

List of 9 members.

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  Leanne Messer 

  Head of School

  Bio

  Leanne Messer brings 24 years of experience in education to Hyde Park Schools.  A 1985 graduate of Texas Wesleyan College, Ms. Messer received her Bachelor of Science degree in biology and her teaching certification. After serving as a public school teacher in Texas and New Mexico she earned a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from the University of New Mexico.  She was named the first female Athletic Director in the state of New Mexico and subsequently served as an Elementary School principal.  After the birth of her oldest son, she supervised degree candidates in the Administrative Education department of the University of New Mexico and acted as the consulting Director for her church’s pre-school.  She and her husband Steve also served on the Board of Adoptions Plus.  

  
  After completing a Juris Doctor from Georgia State University College of Law she practiced law in the areas of child advocacy and general litigation serving as the attorney of record for the Drug Court program in the juvenile court of Douglas County, a program designed for the purpose of family reunification. She also contributed to the National Zero to Three Initiative for early childhood intervention.  During that time she was also an active participant in the Georgia Innocence Project, an independent nonprofit organization that works to correct and prevent wrongful convictions in Georgia. 

  
  Prior to coming to Hyde Park in 2014, she worked as an administrator at Landmark Christian School in Fairburn, Georgia, where she led the school to record enrollment and secured the largest foundational grant in the school’s 20-year history. 

  
  Currently, Ms. Messer serves as the President of the Texas Private Schools Association continuing as a member of the Board since 2015. 
  
  

  Additionally, she serves on the Board of Joshua Expeditions, a non-profit Christian organization founded for the purpose of assisting schools and churches in bringing the world to young people and bringing the Gospel to the world through mission travel. 
  
  

  Since 2017 she has served on the Board of Directors for All God’s Children International, an organization dedicated to serving the 8 million children institutionalized worldwide and working with governments to provide standards of care and training of caretakers for those orphaned and abandoned.  
  
  

  She was recently named to chair the board of Take Heart Ministry, an organization dedicated to inspiring students to live a God-Worthy life through dynamic discipleship and Christ-centered counseling through a program of proclaiming the Gospel in public schools, teaching discipleship in Christian/Home schools and providing mentoring and individual counseling in the state of Georgia. 
  
  

  In her current role as Hyde Park’s Head of School she is actively involved the Texas Association of Baptist Schools as well as the National Association of Christian Schools (formerly the Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools).  
  
  

  Ms. Messer, her husband Steve, and their two sons are members of Hyde Park Baptist Church where Steve leads the Faith Life Sunday School class.   
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  Melissa Butler 

  CFO
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  Dr. Christopher Coy 

  Principal

  Bio

  Dr. Christopher Coy joined the Hyde Park team as High School Principal in 2015. Dr. Coy's roots at Hyde Park are strong, having served as a teacher, coach, and administrator at HP from 2006-2012. In addition to his prior service at Hyde Park, Dr. Coy served as the Assistant Principal at Rouse High School in Leander ISD and as an Associate Principal at Hutto High School. Dr. Coy is known for his strong relational skills with students, parents, and staff, for his structured and fair disciplinary procedures, and for his desire to spiritually equip our students and staff to pursue Christ in their daily decisions. Dr. Coy received his Undergraduate and Master in Education Degrees from Lamar University and his Doctorate in Education from The University of Mary-Hardin Baylor. He and his wife Heather are the proud parents of three boys.
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  Dr. Adam Creasy 

  Middle School Principal
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  KimMarie Suhr 

  Elementary School Principal
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  Kammy West 

  Director of Admissions
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  Steve Shaver 

  Director of Spiritual Life

  Bio

  Steve joined the Hyde Park Staff as the Director of Spiritual Life and Christian Studies in January, 2015. Steve brings 30 years of ministry experience to Hyde Park, having served in the Church, in non-profit ministries, and in Christian Schools. His passions and skills are in relational discipleship, biblical studies, leadership development, and mobilizing people to serve. Steve received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the University of North Texas, and a Master of Arts in Christian Education from Southwestern Seminary. Steve and his wife Jillynn have two boys, an HP graduate and a current HPHS student.
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  Bruce Consier 

  Director of Athletics & Transportation, Women's Varsity Basketball

  Bio

  With a career-long commitment to Christian education, Bruce Consier joined the Hyde Park Community in July 2015 after 20 years at Phoenix Christian (AZ). Coach Consier served for more than a decade as the K-12 Athletic Director.  Mr. Consier's 30-year career also includes coaching at the varsity level for two schools in Fort Worth and two in Phoenix.  During his time at Phoenix Christian, the athletics programs flourished with eight state championship games, three state titles and twelve regional championships. Mr. Consier took the Phoenix Christian girls basketball program to playoffs 10 of the last 11 years culminating in a 2015 State Championship.  Bruce is a graduate of Grand Canyon University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also a Certified Athletic Administrator by the National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS).  He has been married to Brenda for 33 years, and they have three sons.
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  Holly Handler 

  Director of Human Resources